Projects
You can read the project descriptions posted here. The deadline for choosing a project is Monday, October 20. The preliminary report is due in class on Friday, November 21, and the final report is due on Friday, December 5.
For those projects involving reading, here is a suggested list of sources to consider. This list should give you enough stuff to look at, but you don't necessarily need to use all the sources.
Data necessary for Project 4(c): The number n is here, e = 257, and the message is here.